London South Bank University Adult Nursing Timetable?

Thanks for all the useful information. Do the shoes need to be black or can they be any colour? Are there any rules about the style or just flat and comfy?

I am also a first year adult nurse student at LSBU. This year we have had one group presentation, not sure about next year though.

It does completely depend on what group you are put in at the beginning of the year. I was in a group where we had lectures at uni 3x a week until Christmas and then 2 weeks annual leave. After Christmas I was then on two placements one after the other for a total of 18 weeks (one 6 week placement and one 12 week placement). I now have study weeks until the beginning of August when I have four weeks of annual leave. Other groups have just started their placements. Obviously though, this may not be the same for next year. Hope this helps

The six week placement is a community one which could be working in an outpatients clinic, hostel, etc depending on your host trust. I worked Monday to Friday 7.5 hours each day. The 12 week placement takes place in a hospital ward - mine was a surgical ward. You work 3x 11.5 hour shifts every week and once a month a 4x 11.5 hour shift week. You and your mentor set objectives to meet during your placement to help you develop skills and confidence on the ward. It is tough but by the end you will learn a lot

Adult nursing students (at Southwark) are placed at Guys and St. Thomas', UCLH or Barts. You don't get a choice which trust you get although they say they take your postcode into consideration. The trust you get given is the trust you remain with throughout the three years. So you could potentially get placements at any hospitals that are within your trust but not if they are not in that trust. Hope this makes sense! 😊

I am currently a first year on this course. They won't give you a timetable until September because they split you into groups and you won't be told which one immediately.

For my cohort, the course started on Sept 7th with a two week induction. Then all groups began 6 weeks of theory. During theory we were in for 3-4 days per week, mostly 9am-3pm but it does vary. Once the theory as over, some groups continued theory however my group had a week of 'prep for practice' and then into our first 12 week placement on the ward. This placement was broken up by a 2 week break for christmas which every student gets. In January we continued the remaining weeks of placement then had a week annual leave to recover (trust me its needed!).

Depending where you are on placement, your shifts will vary. I did 12 hour shifts including weekends. You are not required to do nights however a lot of my fellow students did them. You'll have exams and essays due in January which is hard if you are on placement.

I then did another 6 weeks of theory, same kind of hours and am currently in the middle of 10 'study' weeks. I never anticipated to have to so many study weeks when I started the course so I am enjoying them at home doing some bank work. I have two essays due at the end of May.

After my 'study' weeks I will have another 'prep for practice' week and then a 6 week community placement then 4 weeks off for summer! Returning for year 2 on Aug 30th!

Phew that was longer than I expected. I hope its helpful! Let me know if you have any other questions
Katie

Hi Katie, thank you for your reply.
Do you know if all what you said about the timetable for your is the same for children nursing (as this is what I applied for)?

What about money? Did you manage to live with just the loans? Do you mind telling more about the loans as well?

Are you able to work while doing the course?

Last question lol. After they gave you an offer , did they contact you for an open day before September?

Sorry to be a pain and thank you for your answers. 😊😊😉